Which is better, the examiner or the patent agent?

There is no comparability between the two. The examiner is a civil servant recruited by China National Intellectual Property Administration. Although it is a participating unit, it must pass the national civil service examination. The competition is fierce. It is common for hundreds of people to compete for a position, and he will have a Beijing hukou after being recruited. Although he is a collective household, even a collective household cannot be solved by ordinary people. The threshold for patent agents is much lower. As long as you get the agency qualification certificate, you can start the agency work.